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Bangkok Bicycle Campaign
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2011
» Cyclists will ride cycles around Bangkok on "Car-free Sunday" scheduled for the next three months.
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The shape-shifting form of protests
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/10/2015
» The streets remained empty and all was quiet when thousands of people gathered last Wednesday night to protest against the government's Single Gateway proposal. Protesters weren't, however, down at major landmarks like Asoke or Ratchaprasong intersections, but simply in front of their computer screens. By merely punching the refresh button, these protesters let their resentment known to the authorities by crashing at least six government sites, including the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
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India, China key to ending region's haze
News, Adam Minter, Published on 19/10/2015
» The thick haze that's blanketed much of Southeast Asia for the last month carries the ashy remains of Indonesian forests and peatlands -- burnt in many cases to clear land for producing palm oil, the world's most popular edible oil.
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'Charlie Hebdo' refuses to give up
News, Published on 05/01/2016
» The French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, propelled to global notoriety when its cartoonists were shot dead by jihadist gunmen a year ago on Thursday, fears it has been abandoned in its struggle to "laugh at everything", one of the survivors of the attack said.
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Thai food, made bland
News, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2016
» Thais should question the latest order to come from the office of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calling for standardisation of Thai cooking at home and around the world.
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These charming fans
B Magazine, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 09/10/2016
» It started with a meet cute: to be exact, the opening of (500) Days of Summer, a cult romantic movie released in 2009.
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'Do your job mantra' makes Pats perennial Super Bowl contenders
Sports, Published on 04/01/2018
» Opinions are like armpits: everybody has a couple.
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A commuter's lot is not a happy one
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/07/2018
» Commuting in Bangkok has never been much fun and last week it got a whole lot worse if you happened to be a regular traveller on the BTS. The word "frustration" springs to mind, with perhaps a touch of "exasperation", "agitation" and a general feeling of "disgruntlement". It was definitely not good for the blood pressure.
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Laughing in the face of Covid-19
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/03/2020
» Laughter is definitely not the best medicine for coronavirus, but perhaps, in difficult times like this, we all could use it the most. While we're all practising self-isolation, social distancing or working from home, I present you examples of people who find humour in the Covid-19 climate to brighten up your days.
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